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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: DUR-35AE18

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Prehistoric primary flint flake. The flake is brown/grey in colour roughly oval in shape. Some of the cortex is remaining on one side and there is evidence of some retouch on one side. It weighs 21.3g and measures 45.7mm in length, 33.09mm in width and 10.46mm in thickness.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 8300 BC
Date to: Circa 2100 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.7 mm
Width: 33.09 mm
Thickness: 10.46 mm
Weight: 21.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th June 2011 - Wednesday 14th March 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Kirby Hill (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ1306
Four figure Latitude: 54.44923
Four figure longitude: -1.80103
1:25K map: NZ1306
1:10K map: NZ10NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: DUR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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